They are Kaytlyn Higgins, a senior at Grass Lake High School who won the law enforcement category at the recent SkillsUSA Michigan Competition; Gabriel Smith, a senior at Vandercook Lake High School who won in the firefighting category; and Owen Weber, a senior at Western High School who won in the plumbing category.

The national competition is June 19-24 in Kansas City.

Students work against the clock and each other, proving their expertise in occupations such as electronics, computer-aided drafting, precision machining, medical assisting and culinary arts.

Contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations, and labor organizations, and test competencies are set by industry.